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AUTOMATIC REGISTER FOR BARBBRS CHAIRS. No. 505,053. Patented Sept. 12,1893'.

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JOHN ED. MAMMEN, or STERLING, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO HENRY e.ensures, or SAME PLACE.

AUTOMATIC REGISTER FOR BARBERS CHAIRS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,053, dated.September 12, 1893.

Serial No. 466,760- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

l 3e it known that I, J OHN ED. MAMMEN, a c tizen of the United States,residing at Sterhug,in the county of Whiteside and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Registersfor Barbers Chairs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the Invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to an automatic register for barbers chairs,adapted to be operated by the usual downward movement of the rear end ofthe upper portion of the chair, occasioned by the customer taking hisposition to be shaved, and thereby exhibiting the number of shaves whichhave been given in said chair from the time of the last adjustment ofthe machine; also, means for looking the apparatus from access bypersons other than the one carrying the key, thereby securing theadvantage to the proprietor of the barber shop of, at all times, knowingwhat number of men have been shaved in each of of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is adetail of the actuating star-wheels. Fig. 4 is a detail of theregistering dials.

The same letters refer to the same or similar parts throughout theseveral views.

As my invention is adapted to be attached, in any suitable manner and byany suitable means to the rear of any barbers chair, and theconstruction and operation of the latter are well known, I do notconsider it necessary to show or describe the chair in this application.

A is a metallic box adapted, by the dependent lugs B, to be attached toany suitable portion of the rear of the barbers chair, in such relationto the rear portion of the usual tilting seat of the latter as that thethrowing backward and downward of the rear of said seat will cause saidseat to engage and press downward the pin F on lever O. The lever O ispivoted vertically at its inner end at some suitable-point on the box A,and adapted to have a limited vertical oscillation by being projectedthrough the vertical slot D, formed in one end of the box A, andprovided at its free end with the pin F, aforesaid.

E is a star-wheel rigidly seated on its axle E, the latter beingsuitably journaled in transverse horizontal plates G-G within the box A,the plates G having a suitable interval between them,within whichinterval the wheel E is seated. At a suitable point on the lever 0 thereis suspended a dependent pawl II in such position as, in the downwardoscillation of said lever, to engage one of the points of the star-wheelE, and rotate said wheel and its axle E one-tenth of a revolution.

J, K, L, are, respectively, star-wheels, journaled parallel with thewheel E, and in like manner as the latter, and the spurs on each of saidwheels, including the wheel E, extending slightly beyond the adjacentstar-wheels.

On one face of each of the said star-wheels, except wheel L, there isformed a short stud M, adapted to engage successively the arms of theadjacent star-wheel at each rotation of the actuating wheel; that is tosay, that at each entire revolution of the wheel E the stud M thereonwill engage one of the arms of wheel J, and rotate the latter one-tenthof a revolution. The wheel J, in a like manner and degree, will rotatewheel K, and the latter performs the same oflice for wheel L. Therefore,the wheel L will have one revolution to ten revolutions of the wheel K,the latter one revolution to ten of the wheel J, and the wheel J onerevolution to ten of the wheel E.

On the rear end of each of the axles E, J, K, and L, of saidstar-wheels, respectively, there is rigidly seated a disk N, providedwith a circular series of figures from 0 to 9.

As the alternate wheels rotate in opposite directions, the numbers ontheir faces are arranged in opposite directions so that as each wheel isrotated in its respective direction, the numbers will consecutivelyadvance from 0 to 9, and thereby register the correct number of timesthat the lever O has been operated.

In the rear side of box A, in the line of the orbital movement of saidcircular series of numerals, respectively, are formed the visualopenings 1, 2, 3, and 4:, of only sufficient size to permit thepresentation of one numeral at a time at each opening.

On the front end of each of the axles of the star-wheels aforesaid,there is rigidly seated a thumb-piece P, by means of which eachstar-wheel, and its attendant disks, can be rotated to be set foroperation, as hereinafter described.

Between each of the thumb-pieces P and the adjacent plate G, there isseated around each of the axles of said star-wheels a circular springwasher R, which serves to tighten, respectively, the axles of saidwheels against their journal bearings, so as to prevent the casualdisplacement of said registering disks from any jar or movement of thechair.

The front side of the box A is formed into a door XV, hinged at one endat S, opening under the seat of the chair, and provided with a suitablelock T at the other end, by means of which access to the saidregistering disks can be had only by the person in possession of the keyof said lock.

The operation of my invention is as follows:-The tilting back of theupper portion of the barbers chair for the purpose of shaving theoccupant, engages the pin F of the lever 0, thereby forcing said leverdownward, and by the engagement of the pawl H with one of the points ofthe star-wheel E, rotate the latter one-tenth of a revolution. Saidwheel, having been set with the cipher of its disk opposite the opening4, the movement last aforesaid brings the numeral 1 behind said opening.The complete rotation of wheel E will, by the engagement of its stud Mon one of the spurs of the wheel J, impart one-tenth of a revolution tothe latter, and bring the numeral 1 on the disk of wheel J opposite theopening 3, and in like manner the wheel Joperates upon the wheel K, andthe latter upon the wheel L. Therefore, the disk in front of the opening4 indicates the number of shaves had upon said chair to the number 9,when the next succeeding impulse given to wheel E registers l on thewheel J, and 0 on the wheel E which means ten shaves, and the completerotation of the wheel J registers 1 on the disk of star-wheel K, whichindicates one hundred shaves, and one-tenth rotation of wheel Lindicates one thousand; and in like manner any farther rotation of anyof said wheels will be shown by the indicating figures thereon presentedto their respective openings in box A. The disks, by means of thethumb-pieces P, can all be set at 0 as often as may be desired, and allof said disks are so set when the registry first begins.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is-

In a registering attachment for barber's chairs, in combination, a box,the front face of which is provided with visual openings and one end isslotted and the lid is hinged and adapted to be secured to the chair,two plates within the box having a suitable interval between them,shafts journaled in the plates, a registering disk upon the end of eachof the shafts adjacent to the visual openings, and a head upon the otherend, a circular spring washer between each head and the adjacent plate,a spur wheel upon each shaft between the plates, a pin upon each wheelexcept the last one, a lever pivotally secured to one of the plates atone end and having its other end projecting through the slot in the boxand provided with a pin for engaging with the chair, and a lock forsecuring the lid of the box, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiiix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN ED. MAMMEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN G. MANAHAN, H. C. WARD.

